The PopCrunch 100 – Hottest Women of 2009: 40-21

40. Alysson Hannigan

Who Is She? You remember her from American Pie … and that one time at band camp. Now she currently stars on the comedy How I Met your Mother.Why She Made The List: Hannigan has girl-next-door hottness. Good smile, pretty eyes nice assets. And she’s soon to be a milf with her first baby on the way.

39. Zooey Deschanel

Who Is She? Jovi, from Elf, oh and the sister of Bones.Why She Made The List: You have to love a girl who is multi-talented, and that’s Deschanel. She has written and recorded a few songs featuring some pretty amazing vocals on her part to go along with her thriving acting career.

38. Jenna Fischer

Who Is She? Pam, from The OfficeWhy She Made The List: With a cute smile and a great sense of humor, how can you go wrong? She literally seems to be the kind of girl you want to take home to your mother.

37. Ashley Scott

Who Is She? An actress best known for her work on Jericho and earlier work on Dark Angel and Birds of Prey.Why She Made The List: One of the tragedies of Jericho getting cancelled was Ashley Scott being out of work. She definitely is hot enough to deserve better.

36. Emma Watson

Who Is She? English actress who stars in the Harry Potter movies.Why She Made The List: Emma has it all! Good looks, brains, hot British accent and now a fat bank account. Emma started filming the Harry Potter series at age 9 and will wrap before she starts college in the fall, and she basically never has to work again if she doesn’t want to. Not too bad for being 18.

35. Eva Longoria

Who Is She?Tony Parker’s HOT wife! Oh and that Desperate Housewives thing.Why She Made The List: Eva burst onto the scene with her role on Desperate Housewives. While you many not enjoy the show, you can look at Eva for an hour and your girlfriend doesn’t mind!

33. Natalie Portman

Who Is She? The Queen that passed on her good-looks to Princess Leia!Why She Made The List: Natalie has a simple elegance and a classic look, not to mention a large attractive brain. Which is always a plus.

31. Jessica Alba

Who Is She? Star of lots of movies, most of which didn’t do too hot, but who cares right?Why She Made The List: Easily one of the most beautiful women in the world. An incredible body and a beautiful, but unfortunately not a lot of talent. We’d love for her to pick up her acting game and start making some movies a guy would actually want to see, because I’m all for staring at Jessica Alba on the big screen for a couple of hours.

30. Erin Andrews

Who Is She? The hottest sideline reporter in the history of ever.Why She Made The List: Ever. Seriously. And really, the only reason to have a sideline reporter is if they look like Erin, so it works out.

29. Vanessa Hudgens

Who Is She? A Disney starlet who’s already had a lifetime worth of controversy.Why She Made The List: She’s young, she’s unique, and she’s definitely hot. Vanessa also gave Disney execs a run for their money when some of her nude pics hit the internet.

28. Salma Hayek

Who Is She? The first Mexican-Actress to be nominated for an Academy Award.Why She Made The List: The woman is like fine wine. I’m kind of half wondering what she’s going to look like when she’s 50 or 60 because her hotness level certainly hasn’t decreased as of yet.

27. Isla Fischer

Who Is She? Fischer was the sex-crazed sister in The Wedding Crashers, and she’s currently married to Sacha Baren Cohen.Why She Made The List: The hottest red head in the world? If she’s not there’s a strong argument to be made in her favor.

26. Kaley Cuoco

Who Is She? The hot neighbor on the CBS comedy, The Big Bang Theory.Why She Made The List: Kaley was noticed first on her role of the family sit-com 8 Simple Rules. Kaley has a killer body and has been named to both FHM and Maxium Hot 100 Lists!

25. Karissa and Kristina Shannon

Who Is She? The dumb, drunk twins that want a spot a permanent spot at the Playboy Mansion!Why She Made The List: They are trying to work their way onto the Playboy reality show Girls Next Door but Hef can’t seem to make up his mind! They are blonde twins though, which would seemingly make them right up Hef’s alley. The lucky bastard.

24. Karolina Kurkova

Who Is She? Czech-born Victoria’s Secret Angel!Why She Made The List:She’s pretty high on our list of Hottest Victoria’s Secret Models of All Time, so that qualifies her for the Hottest 100! Kurkova proves that there’s a lot going on in Eastern Europe if you like tall blonde women.

Who Is She? Mrs. Jay-Z and one of the most famous recording artists in the world.Why She Made The List: She’s hot enough to snag Jay-Z, a guy who could have damn near anyone he chooses, so that’s a pretty ringing endorsement.

22. Keeley Hazell

Who Is She? Ridiculously hot British modelWhy She Made The List: If you look at her pictures, do we really need to give you an explaination of why she’s on our list? Keeley has some very impressive assets. She’s also had a leaked sex tape, which you’ve probably seen.

21. Natalie Gulbis

Who Is She? LPGA star, and our hottest female athlete of all timeWhy She Made The List:Natalie is probably the hottest golfer on the LPGA tour. She has appeared in FHM and Sports Illustrated. She only has 1 win on tour but has a LARGE following! She will be appearing this spring on Celebrity Apprentice 2 if you’re wanting to get to know her a little better.